Longest String of Pledge Cards
Every student in Peirce Secondary School penned their promises on earth conservation on pledge cards which they later stringed together. The 1,097-metre-long string, made of 8,044 cards, was displayed at the school’s morning assembly on 30 Mar 2012. The event was part of the school’s Humanities Week to emphasise the need to conserve the earth’s limited resources. More On Stomp ... Read More »
First Woman To Cross The Empty Quarters
Hajar Ali drove successfully from Al Ain (near Abu Dhabi) to Salalah across the Empty Quarters, among the harshest deserts in the world. The desert lies over Oman, Yemen and Saudi Arabia. The legendary Lawrence of Arabia once described the desert as impassable. From 23 Mar to 28 Mar 2012, Hajar battled intense heat, sandstorms and soft sands to go ... Read More »
Most Number of People Making Water Filters Together
On 24 Mar 2012, Singapore launched its largest World Water Day celebrations with 25,000 people at 15 locations islandwide. At Jurong Lake Park, DPM Tharman Shanmugaratnam joined 896 people to set the record for the biggest mass water filtration exercise, using plastic bottles, cotton wool, charcoal and pebbles. Read More »
Most Number Of People Playing Snap
312 people present at Loyang Primary School on 24 Mar 2012 had a chance to play the evergreen card game ‘Snap’. The record was set at the school’s Loyang Fiesta which was organised for residents in the community to participate along with the school. Read More »
Largest Floating Raft Made From Drink Cans
To celebrate World Water Day on 24 Mar 2012, PUB collaborated with Anderson Secondary School to build a floating raft using more than 2,000 used drink cans. The raft, measuring 4.33m (length) by 1.04m (width) by 0.6m (height), floated on Punggol Reservoir with the help of a boat which pulled it for about 30m from the side. Read More »
